Fleet History - Olympic Airways Boeing 747 (1973-2000)
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2016
- Welcome to my fleet histories series. In it I review year-by-year aircraft fleets of an airline.
In this video I review Olympic Airways' Boeing 747 fleet from when the plane was inaugurated in 1973 until it was retired in 2000.
This series is inspired by Elmariplatense. You can check out his channel here: / elmauriplatense
Music: "Roses" - Jordan Elgie
All images are sourced from Google Images and Planespotters.net.
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What fantastic memories I have of my father taking our family to Greece (his homeland) back in the 60's and 70's, first on Olympic 707's, then Olympic 747's, flying nonstop from JFK, NYC to Athens! We had some awesome times on Olympic, and in Greece. R.I.P. my dear father... you were an awesome dad!
+AudiophileTubes :)
Bless you and your late father, I had a similar memory but but dad had left Greece for the UK and we would fly back in the 80s and 90s on Olympic Airways one summer I was sent to Greece for the 6 weeks summer holiday from school and went alone with a Olympic airways crew member checking me I must have only been 13 years old flying London to Athens, when the other passengers found out I was flying alone they made a fuss of me and commented on how good my Greek was, my father passed away in May this year RIP to our wonderful Greek dads.
@@spiros78 Thanks Spiros. Appreciate your sharing that nice post, and for the kind words about our fathers. I just spent countless hours and weeks scanning (digitizing) all his 35mm slides and photos he left us! Best gift ever. I will cherish those memories as long as I am taking breaths! All the best to you!
I think you are 50 years old or more
@@sairayassar7845 Yes, I am. Good deduction.
I miss Olympic. I flew on their 737-200 from Athens to Brussels in late 80's. Cpt did an route announcement in FOUR different languages fluently. Service was really nice.
Throwback and memories of Johannesburg - Athens route with Olympic Airways 747’s with stop in Nairobi Kenya.
I have so many hours travelling on the Olympic Eagle, so many memories what a Bird - what an airline - quite possibly the most special 747-2 ever! touchdown at hellenicon from JFK was the most amazing experience - everyone clapping her down in joy especially in a soft landing! im lucky i have family in er neighborhood and get to see her - I tell my kids about her while I drive by but always with a tear in my eyes! Great vid!
Αχ τι όμορφα αεροσκάφη ,που ήταν και τι ιστορία θα είχαν.Πόσος κόσμος θα είχε ταξιδέψει μαζί τους.Να ήταν κάπου και τα τέσσερα μαζί και να τα βλάπαμε.
Always travelled with Olympic Airways. Greece to Australia. Fond memories.
Olympic airways u were amazing awesome safe i flew in all of ur 747s 70s 80s 90s its sad to c these planes r gone 😪💔 ty for all of my safe pleasnt smooth flights to greece 🇬🇷❤️and back home to the states 🇺🇸❤️sas efharisto poli me oli mou tin agapi
+Taso The greek nyc pao 13 Aww :)
Taso The Greek From NYC PAO 13 there is one more 747 left
Its the 747-8i from the 2010
In Some Airliners
Flew on the Olympic Eagle during it's last flight from YYZ to ATH ... Thank you for the nice video, brought back great memories of better times and a much better era.
Xalara82100 we are probably related. Hah!
Billy K I wouldn't doubt it lol
Xalara82100 you know the the olympic eagle is actually the one that is left behind at the old airport right?
It's abandoned now, luckily not scrapped :)
Now the place of ellinikon airport is under construction to be a really big park... but a small building and the Olympic Eagle next to it, remained there like a small museum to remind everyone what was happening there, in the past decades...
Song goes with the video classic old school vibe
October 2000 my last flight as a crew, from Johannesburg to Athens....
Nice Video. I flew on an Olympic 747 ATH-JFK in April, 1984.
+blshea Lucky, I've heard Olympic were a very good airline.
Beautiful
Great video
Awesome! Thank You! :-D
You're welcome :D
Its nice taking a break and watch ibirdball's videos :)
+ScaringCrab 879 Thank you, I have plenty of other fleet histories to keep you busy :)
:D
Just the answer you would expect from a bankrupt mind looooooooooooooooooool
Adam Air & More
Actually, the comment I was refering to, seems to be deleted. I was not commenting on either ScatingCrab 879, or ibirdball. And TBO, I don't remeber what this comment I was answering to was in the first place.
I'v been on an Olympic Airlines back in 1987.
I flew Olympic Zeus first flight
καλησπέρα!. Δεν νομίζω ότι ταιριάζει αυτή η μουσική επένδυση για να καλύπτει την αφήγηση της εικόνας για τρείς από του θρύλους της ΟΑ.
I am from greece its a memory
Έχω δει τρία τέτοια σε ένα παλιό αεροδρόμιο
Το ελληνικό
@@demis2315 ναι στο glof στην Γλυφάδα
Can I remake this vid please
Biggest problem when the Greeks moved airports in Athens they forgot to remove the traffic signs pointing to the CLOSED airport. Tickets issued with just the Athens name so directed to the wrong airport. As the saying goes "IT WAS ALL GREEK TO ME" Fortunately allowed sufficient time to drive through the centre of Athens during evening rush (SLOW) hour. Not impressed with the combined use of military airports at weekends as an emergency recall to UK from Kalamata was a 4 hour car drive to get a flight home.
History Boeing 747 in Olympic Air
Sorry for my ignorance but What happened to Olympic?
They went bust in 2009 but were resurrected under the name Olympic Air soon after, operating A320s and DHC-8s. They then were taken as a subsidiary of Aegean Airways, and to this day operate a mixed fleet of Q100s, Q200s and Q400s on regional routes around Greece.
@@Ibirdball oooh sad =(
The government took it over and ruined it.
Wow year 2000
Yep
I was born in 99 lmao I’m old
Look the livery ummmm...
I think it's a greek and older virgin atlantic
Great airline!
xD
Ibirdball also i want the name of song pls
It's in the description.
Ibirdball thanks
Used to be part of the Onassis empire. A dynasty of family tragedies and a good example that money and wealth not necessarily bring happiness.
That's why OLYMIC stood for "Onassis Likes Your Money Paid In Cash" 😁
Onassis money was all stolen ill-gotten tax avoided no wonder it didnt bring happiness
flew with them to Australia
Only 747-200 ?
Yes, 747-200Bs.
Old music!
can you please come online im bored
What happened to them ? Debt?
They went bust in 2009 but were resurrected under the name Olympic Air soon after, operating A320s and DHC-8s. They then were taken as a subsidiary of Aegean Airways, and to this day operate a mixed fleet of Q100s, Q200s and Q400s on regional routes around Greece.
@@Ibirdball thanks for the reply , but who was responsible for the downfall of this airways.
@@wilsoncardoz8268 You'll have to look into that yourself, I don't know I'm afraid.
@@Ibirdball it's okay👍😉, do you work in any aviation field?
@@wilsoncardoz8268 I'm about to enter an apprenticeship with KLM UK Engineering, yes.
So in all these years, they never upgraded to a 3 or 400?
They were replaced by the A340.
THE OLYMPIC AIR IS THE BEST SERVICE IN THE WORLD INTERNATIONALLY I HOPE ONE DAY TO START AGAIN TO FLIGHT ALL OVER THE WORLD WIDE INTERNATIONAL THE OLYMPIC AIR 747 PLANES GONGRATULATION TO THE OLYMPIC AIR LINES WORLD WIDE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NO MORE OLYMPIC AIRLINES IN THIS WORLD!
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤❤😘😘😘😘1973!